Shasta County
Biographies
F. P. RILEY
One of
the leading pool rooms of Redding, Shasta county, is
that owned and conducted by Baragar & Riley, who
have a soft drink parlor in connection and have gained a large patronage. F. P.
Riley, the junior member of the firm, is a native of Illinois, born the 13th
day of May, 1872, and is a son of Patrick and Julia (Sullivan) Riley. The
former was a farmer but during the gold rush of 1849 came to California,
crossing the plains with ox teams and covered wagon. He did some mining, but
his later years were largely devoted to agricultural pursuits. Both parents are
deceased.
F. P.
Riley received his education in the grade school of his home district, which
was located five miles from his home, thus giving him a daily walk of ten
miles. He started out to make his own living at an early age, doing any kind of
work that he could find, and eventually engaged in the saloon business, which
he followed for twenty-five years. In 1916 Mr. Riley came to California and
soon afterwards became associated with his present partner, under the firm name
of Baragar & Riley. They have a pool room, soft
drink parlor and cigar stand and during the years that they have been so
engaged here have gained a large patronage. They conduct a clean, orderly and
well equipped place and, because of their close attention to business, have
been very successful.
In 1898
Mr. Riley was united in marriage to Miss Carrie H. Langford, a native of South
Dakota, and they are the parents of four children, namely; Madeline; Genevieve;
Harold, who is a member of the Redding fire department, and Lucile, who has
finished her high school work and is at home. Mr. Riley is a member of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles at Redding and his religious connection is with the
Roman Catholic Church. Hunting and fishing are his favorite forms of
recreation, and he is an agreeable and friendly man in his social relations, so
that he enjoys marked popularity wherever known.
Transcribed
by Craig Hahn.
Source: Wooldridge, J.W. Major History of the Sacramento Valley
California, Vol. 2 pgs. 51-52. Pioneer Historical Publishing Co. Chicago
1931.
© 2005 Craig Hahn.
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